Deryn has written extensively about twentieth-century women’s poetry, and her landmark anthology Modern Women Poets was published in tandem with her critical work Consorting with Angels. She has received various awards for her own poetry, including an Eric Gregory and Cholmondeley award. Burying the Wren and Erato were shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize. Paula Rego: The Art of Story is a full-length study of the artist. She is editor of the Pavilion Poetry list and is Professor of Poetry at the University of Liverpool.